Sunday, April 13, 2014

Miss Sugar Tin Lizzy

Meet Miss Sugar Tin Lizzy...I had so much fun making her. It all started
after seeing a stack of pans in my glass studio..and I thought...that
looks like a metal petticoat...thus the process started and she was
born! Her first name is Sugar, because it is printed on her back...her
body is made from a sugar canister. This is not so much a tutorial but pictures as she was created. If anyone makes one..please share your
pics...I would love to add them to the blog to show off your work also. Of course I will give you full credit. Email pic to ann1957ann@aol.com

Miss Sugar Tin Lizzy

Some of the parts we used..(we did not use the items in the box)

HEAD: These four pieces are bolted together using a threaded rod.

HAT: The top of her hat is glued using E6000 glue

HAIR: I used small springs I got off of a old bed spring I took apart.

EYES: Teal gems and small forks curled for her eyelashes

BODY: Canister and pipes and elbow pieces I got at Home Depot (by the water pipes)

HANDS: Used forks for her hands

HANDS: Curled her fingers to hold her flowers.

LEGS: We used these to secure the legs to the bottom pan and the platter we used for a stand. I don't know what they are called but we found them by the conduit at Home Depot. (we drilled the hole in them)

Here they are attached to the pan. The conduit we used for legs slide over these and holds them very tightly.

We used threaded rod, washers and locking nuts to put the pans together

Here she is half way done.

SHOES: Small ladles with handles cut off. We glued these to the platter using E6000.

She ended up being just over 34 inches tall. We thought she needed some reinforcement. We added a stake to her backside to to help her stay nice and straight.

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About Me

I live in Menasha, WI, where you can find me in my own little paradise, that we have created and nourished over the years. Along that path, we started to create garden art from re-purposed items to complement the plants. That has bloomed into a thriving little craft business that my husband and I share.